pity
31pity — pit•y [[t]ˈpɪt i[/t]] n. pl. pit•ies, 1) sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy 2) a cause or reason for pity, sorrow, or regret: What a… …
32pity — 1. noun /ˈpɪti/ a) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. The most usuall way to appease those minds we have offended [...] is, by submission to move them to commiseration and pitty. b) (countable but not… …
33pity — noun (plural pities) 1》 a feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings of others. 2》 a cause for regret or disappointment: what a pity. verb (pities, pitying, pitied) feel pity for. Phrases for pity s sake informal used to express… …
34pity — I. n. 1. Compassion, commiseration, mercy, sympathy, fellow feeling, fellow suffering, condolence, bowels of compassion, melting mood. 2. Ground of pity, cause of grief, subject of pity. II. v. a. Commiserate, compassionate, sympathize with, feel …
35pity — 1. noun 1) a voice full of pity Syn: compassion, commiseration, condolence, sympathy, fellow feeling, understanding 2) it s a pity he never had children Syn: shame, misfortune, too bad; informal bummer …
36pity — See: TAKE PITY ON or TAKE PITY UPON …
37pity — See: TAKE PITY ON or TAKE PITY UPON …
38pity — See: take pity on or take pity upon …
39pity — The kindness of a person towards another in trouble (Mark 8:2); this may be compared to the pity which God has for his creatures (Mic. 6:8) which he will exercise at the Last Judgement [[➝ Judgement, Last]] (Matt. 25:31–46) …
40PITY — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index noun pity adjective pitiful, pitying verb feel See also ATTITUDE; FEELINGS; FORGIVENESS …
